Monday September 17, 1979
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Boston Red Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Monday, September 17, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Red Sox 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 6 2 Blue Jays 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Papi ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .191 Griffin ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .277 Brohamer 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .268 Cannon rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .215 Lynn dh 4 1 1 2 0 1 .336 Carty ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Rice lf 4 1 2 3 0 0 .328 Woods lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Watson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Solaita dh 3 0 0 1 0 0 .267 Dwyer ph,1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .268 Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Poquette cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Bosetti cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Hobson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 McKay 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .209 Evans rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Johnson 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .184 Allenson c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Davis c 2 0 0 1 0 0 .124 O'Berry pr,c 3 1 0 0 0 3 .178 Velez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Rainey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hernandez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Freisleben p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grilli p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Buskey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 5 6 5 2 5 Totals 34 3 8 2 1 1 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 15,644 Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 8 DP: Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 1 Errors: Watson, Hobson, Griffin Doubles: Papi (8), Woods (21), Johnson (2) Home Runs: Lynn (38), Rice (38) Sacrifice Hits: Brohamer (1), Papi (3), Evans (3), Davis (5) Sacrifice Flies: Solaita (2) GIDP: Watson (10), Mayberry (10) Hit by Pitch: Allenson (1,by Freisleben), Griffin (5,by Rainey) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rainey W(7-5) 8.1 8 3 2 1 1 0 36 3.74 Campbell SV(9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.83 Totals 9 8 3 2 1 1 0 38 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Freisleben L(2-3) 2.2 5 5 5 1 0 2 14 5.10 Grilli 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00 Garvin 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 10 3.29 Buskey 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.21 Totals 9 6 5 5 2 5 2 36 Hit by Pitch: Rainey (3), Freisleben (2) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan RED SOX 1ST: Papi doubled; Brohamer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Papi to third]; Lynn homered [Papi scored]; Rice singled to right; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rice out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to center; Cannon grounded out (third to first) [Griffin to second]; Woods grounded out (pitcher to first) [Griffin to third]; Solaita reached on an error by Watson [Griffin scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Mayberry popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1. RED SOX 2ND: Poquette flied out to right; Hobson flied out to right; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Bosetti flied out to right; McKay singled to left; Johnson singled to right [McKay to third]; Davis out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [McKay scored, Johnson to second]; Griffin was hit by a pitch; Cannon was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2. RED SOX 3RD: Allenson was hit by a pitch; O'BERRY RAN FOR ALLENSON; Papi out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [O'Berry to second]; Brohamer walked; Lynn lined to right; Rice homered [O'Berry scored, Brohamer scored]; DWYER BATTED FOR WATSON; Dwyer singled to right; GRILLI REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Poquette grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 3RD: DWYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); O'BERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Woods reached on an error by Hobson; Solaita made an out to shortstop; Mayberry grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Woods out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 2. RED SOX 4TH: Hobson singled to center; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Hobson to second]; O'Berry struck out; Papi made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti lined to second; McKay singled; Johnson grounded out (second to first) [McKay to second]; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 2. RED SOX 5TH: Brohamer flied out to center; Lynn made an out to shortstop; Rice made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Griffin flied out to left; Cannon singled to second; Woods doubled to left [Cannon to third]; Solaita hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cannon scored, Woods to third]; Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3. RED SOX 6TH: GARVIN REPLACED GRILLI (PITCHING); Dwyer walked; On a bunt Poquette forced Dwyer (third to shortstop); Hobson struck out; Evans forced Poquette (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson doubled to left; Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3. RED SOX 7TH: O'Berry struck out; Papi flied out to left; Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 7TH: On a bunt Griffin grounded out (first to pitcher); Cannon grounded out (second to first); Woods flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3. RED SOX 8TH: Lynn struck out; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Dwyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Solaita grounded out (first to pitcher); Mayberry lined to shortstop; Bosetti singled to right; McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3. RED SOX 9TH: BUSKEY REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Poquette reached on an error by Griffin; Hobson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Poquette to second]; Evans flied out to left; O'Berry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Johnson walked; VELEZ BATTED FOR DAVIS; Velez forced Johnson (shortstop to second); HERNANDEZ RAN FOR VELEZ; CAMPBELL REPLACED RAINEY (PITCHING); Griffin made an out to second; CARTY BATTED FOR CANNON; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3.

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